Highway Police (Bangladesh)
The Highway Police is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police that is responsible for law enforcement on Bangladesh roads.[1][2] The unit is led by an Additional inspector general of Bangladesh Police.[3][4]
| Highway Police Bangladesh হাইওয়ে পুলিশ | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Disciplined Secured Highway |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 11 June 2005 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 34, Shahjalal Avenue, Sector # 4, Uttara, Dhaka-1230 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
| Website | |
| www | |
History[edit]
The Highway Police was established on 11 June 2005 by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. It can only investigate crimes under a few sections of Penal Code 1860 and the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1983.[5] The Highway Police has jurisdiction over 5,487 kilometre of national highways and 4,165 kilometre of local roads.[6]
On 28 August 2018, the Highway Police suspended the Officer in Charge of Bonpara Highway Police Station GM Shamsun Nur. This was after a bus without proper registration papers was involved in a fatal road accident in which 15 people died.[7]
List of Chiefs of Highway Police[edit]
| Name | Term Start | Term End | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Shahjaman Raj | 11 June 2005 | 20 October 2005 | [8] |
| Sheikh Mohammad Sazzad Ali | 20 October 2005 | 22 March 2006 | [8] |
| Md. Amir Uddin | 22 March 2006 | 27 November 2006 | [8] |
| Mohammad Najibur Rahman | 3 December 2006 | 8 February 2007 | [8] |
| Md. Saiful Alam | 4 March 2007 | 14 April 2007 | [9] |
| M. Sadikur Rahman | 12 June 2007 | 31 August 2008 | [9] |
| Md. Sohorab Hossain | 31 August 2008 | 24 February 2011 | [9] |
| Md. Humayun Kabir | 24 February 2011 | 5 November 2012 | [9] |
| Md. Asaduzzaman Mia | 5 November 2012 | 7 January 2015 | [9] |
| Mallik Faqrul Islam | 18 January 2015 | 31 October 2016 | [9] |
| Md. Atiqul Islam | 6 November 2016 | 2 July 2019 | [9] |
| Mahbubur Rahman | 17 June 2019 | 5 May 2020 | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Slow Vehicles on Highways: The ban exists only on paper". The Daily Star. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Highway police observes service week in Daudkandi". The Asian Age. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Highway Police get new DIG". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Addl IGP Biography". www.highwaypolice.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Present government committed to improve overall condition of Highway Police – says DIG Asaduzzaman, PPM". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Highway Police identifies 54 causes of accidents". Dhaka Tribune. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Bus in Natore Crash: Ran without route permit for 26 years". The Daily Star. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Former Chief of HP". www.highwaypolice.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Former Chief of HP". www.highwaypolice.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 January 2023.